to crack a smile
11smile — See: CRACK A SMILE …
12smile — See: CRACK A SMILE …
13smile — See: crack a smile …
14crack — 1 verb 1 BREAK (I, T) to break or make something break so that it gets one or more lines on its surface: Don t put that delicate china in the dishwasher it may crack. | She fell off her bike and cracked a bone in her leg. 2 LOUD SOUND (I, T) to… …
15crack — /kræk / (say krak) verb (i) 1. to make a sudden, sharp sound in, or as in, breaking; snap, as a whip. 2. to break with a sudden, sharp sound. 3. to break without complete separation of parts; become fissured. 4. (of the voice) to break abruptly… …
16crack — crackable, adj. crackless, adj. /krak/, v.i. 1. to break without complete separation of parts; become fissured: The plate cracked when I dropped it, but it was still usable. 2. to break with a sudden, sharp sound: The branch cracked under the… …
17crack — crack1 [ kræk ] verb ** ▸ 1 break so line appears ▸ 2 break something open ▸ 3 make short loud noise ▸ 4 hit part of body hard ▸ 5 solve problem/mystery ▸ 6 lose control of yourself ▸ 7 when voice shakes ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to damage… …
18crack — I UK [kræk] / US verb Word forms crack : present tense I/you/we/they crack he/she/it cracks present participle cracking past tense cracked past participle cracked ** 1) a) [transitive] to damage something so that a line or long narrow hole… …
19smile — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. grin, simper, smirk; beam, look with favor; sneer, ridicule.See rejoicing.Ant., frown, grimace. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. grin, smirk, simper, pleased look, amused countenance, tender look, friendly… …
20crack — {{11}}crack (n.) split, opening, 14c., from CRACK (Cf. crack) (v.). Meaning try, attempt first attested 1836, probably a hunting metaphor, from slang sense of fire a gun. Meaning in top notch, superior is slang from 1793 (e.g. a crack shot).… …
